The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-02
MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAI---sATURDAY, JULY 2. 1851
SAITH Or KILRlIA
WILL DECIDE WHETHER THE
WORLDS CHAMPION
PugilIst Is to Reside In England or
America-All Arrangements
Made for the Battle.

van own perbOnHi uVefAnttb That MS
arm had entirely recovered from It's
fracture, and that he wss anxious to
meet the English champion, Jem
Smith, In q contest which should I'm
ally decide whether the worlds cham.
pionship should remain on this side
OF the Atlantic or cross the ocean and
reside on British soil, he iatermined,
before the international lsurels were
hszs ded, that John L. Sullivan should
prove his title a the repre- sentative
American pugllist. II would never do
to let the American champion plead
incapable from any cause Whatever,
after an international match bad been
fought and decided. Not only must
the better man win the IN err stional
event, but 30 far ss America wss o.
cerned, he was equally resoluts that
the best man beyond all question In
America should represent nsr in the
great struggle.
With this purpose and With firm
conviction that Sullivan, ijr various
reasons, could no longer slaad pro-
longed training, or face an adversary
in a fight to a finish, Mr.. Fox selected
Jake Kilrsin no the fitteet pugilist to
sustain American credit In the ring.
There Ia, as everybody knows, a vast
difference between q championship
based on tradition or newspaper pre-
tension, and q championship founded
on triumph In actual battle. And
when Kilrain offered, according 10 the
rules, to pit himself against Sullivan
and thus bavs the worIhier reprelen-
tative OF America selected by the issue
OF a real q .ht, Mr.. Fox could not In
conscience abstain from insisting that
the question be thus decided.
Al everybody knows, Sullivan, with
an exact knowledge Of his own weak.
nesses, preferred to let Kilrain ss-
sumo the American champions hi o
without striking blow. /
Having thus established Kllrain az
the champion, Mr.. Fox has resolved
that the honor should bs no empty
one. 30 he teleeraphed to the Sport
ing LIE, Of London, that be would
back Jack Kilrain on the followins
terms:
To the Editor Sporting Life, Strand. Lon
don, England
In order to graliiy the admirers O
athletic sports who desire 10 witnei
fair and manly struggles for the Gu
premacy between men aspiring 10 Oh,
title OF champion Of the przs ring
and In reply TO the recent bold b. q 10
sued by James Smith, tbs champion
pugilist OF the English prize ring, Il
meet any man In tho world face l.
face IN the orthodox 24.ioot prize lin;
for the championship Of the world and
5000, ! make the following fair p.op
osition: I will meet Jim Smith &C
cording TO the new rules OF the Lon
don prize ring for the sum OF $500 o.
5000 q side, the championship Of H.
world and the Police Gafette diane n
belt, with email gloves, or. II his oack
ers object, without them. Toe contes
to be decided six months from siRnin,
articles OF agreement. In regard Il
the battle ground. I prefer UniteC
States soil, and will allow Smith th,
sum OF $500 I rexpenses. II Smith d
satisfied with this agree men', VIII ch 4
forwarded by my hacker, Richard X
Fox, OF New York, II can be .ignet
and returned Tor my signature. T,
prove am In earpest, Mr.. Fox hs
deposited $1,000 (c200O) forfeit will
the New York Ci,pper In this city
John q. Heenan and Tom Ssyer
fought In April, 1850, on English soil
and did not succeed In bringing III,
battle 10 q termination. Therefore,
think ] sm justified In selecting eithe
the Unittu S'a es, Ireland, spsin o
France for tho battle ground. an
ready 10 defend the Police Gdicis die
mond belt against all comsri. aud oil
ask In no favor but a fair field, an,
may the beet man win. Trusting th
match will be promptly and satisiaC
toriIy Arranged, ! remain,
JAKE KILRAIN,
Champion Of Ameri "a,
Thus did the new Champion pa
himself squsrely on the record inst, a
OF adopting his predecessors plan {
talking out oil window TO the world a
hree.
A straightforward business propos'
ton always brings on, q s,raighiioi
ward business reply.
In answer to Mr.. Fox's fquare On,
manly offer. Mr.. Atkinton, the wei
known editor OF the Sporting LIE, te
eRraphed ne follows 10 tho editor Of III
Police CARTE:
DArE-June q, 1857. -Noor.
From London 20 Police Odssns!
smith awaits articles Tor his sigma
ture from kilrain 10 f1ht on Cont
nent, thres months time, 500 (pounds
q eide, K'lrain 10 he allowed one hnr
dred pounds expenses Sporting III
final stakeholder. Smiths none
guaranteed, Charley White bookmal
err. ATKINSON.
This settles II. The next champio
OF the world will have 10 prove hi
title not by q hippodrome glove mattel
bat In q genuine Old fashioned rim
fight TO . fnish. II will be eiths
America or Englsnd-either Jei
!, Smith or Jake Kllrain.
, The articles OF agreement are q
, ready on the say, aud, inside OF To
! days, the protocol will be signed I
; the greatest aud most important epoc
"a match comparable only TO the in